Work to assess what potentially hazardous waste and wrecks lay beneath the surface of the Baltic Sea kick-starts today in… Read More »

Baltic region takes first go as work starts for European Red List of habitats
HELCOM, having completed regional in 2013 for all biotopes, habitats and biotope complexes in the Baltic Sea, hosts a three-day… Read More »
Systematic action for Baltic marine litter starts next year
Regional action on in the Baltic Sea took major leaps forward in a regional which finished yesterday in Stralsund, Germany.… Read More »
Baltic seal monitoring systematized
The development for marine mammals in the Baltic Sea area has been among key topics in the seal expert group… Read More »
New HELCOM Recommendation on Baltic aquaculture taking shape
Fisheries and environmental experts and authorities from the Baltic region start today a 2-day with key focus on a mature… Read More »
New level reached in coordinated monitoring of the Baltic
An online one-stop-shop – HELCOM – is now launched for all the coordinated monitoring of the Baltic marine environment. The… Read More »
Upgrading coherence in regional marine environment protection
The new, modernized HELCOM era starts hands-on work today when the HELCOM group on the implementation of the ecosystem approach… Read More »
Baltic manual on chemical marine pollution response reviewed by HELCOM
The Baltic manual on response to chemical marine pollution is under review by a dedicated HELCOM task group meeting today.… Read More »
HELCOM and OSPAR experts cooperate on assessing marine biodiversity
Experts from the Baltic and North-East Atlantic regions meet today in Gothenburg, Sweden to initiate cooperation on biodiversity indicators. The… Read More »
VASAB ministers encourage execution of the joint HELCOM-VASAB roadmap on maritime spatial planning
The regional for maritime spatial planning (MSP), first adopted in the 2013 HELCOM Ministerial Meeting, is today further pushed for… Read More »